Ping An to boost stake in Shenzhen Development Bank
2011-08-19 09:31:21
Ping An Insurance (Group) Co, China's second-biggest insurer, said it will spend as much as 20 billion yuan ($3.1 billion) to bolster capital at Shenzhen Development Bank Co after first-half profit rose.
Tudou slides 12% after its Nasdaq debut
2011-08-19 09:52:12
Tudou Holdings Ltd tumbled 12 percent in its first day of trading after raising $174 million in a US initial public offering, selling at a discount to larger rival Youku.com Inc.
China Mobile Q2 profit up 7%
2011-08-19 09:22:52
China Mobile Ltd, the world's biggest phone carrier by users, posted a 7 percent gain in second-quarter profit, aided by rising data traffic from smartphone users downloading games and videos.
Sina to monetize Weibo Web service
2011-08-19 09:14:32
China's biggest Internet portal, Sina Corp, expects to monetize its most popular micro-blogging service, Sina Weibo, in the first half of next year.
Lenovo posts record $5.9b sales revenue
2011-08-19 09:05:35
The technology giant Lenovo Group, the third-largest PC maker by market share, on Thursday reported quarterly sales revenue of $5.9 billion for April through June and pre-tax net profit of $123 million, nearly double compared with the same period last year.
Demand surge driving gas imports
2011-08-19 08:59:03
Swelling domestic demand for natural gas could lift China's foreign-dependency ratio for the less-polluting fuel to as high as 50 percent by 2020.
Property prices in top cities remain flat
2011-08-19 08:55:00
Property prices in three first-tier cities - Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen - were flat on a monthly basis in July, the first time this has happened in three years.
'We must boost market confidence'
2011-08-19 08:53:25
China and the United States share a responsibility for boosting global market confidence, Vice-President Xi Jinping said on Thursday, while meeting US Vice-President Joe Biden who is on a trust-building visit.
Toy story shows quality and value can be successful
2011-08-19 09:02:51
Pressure to upgrade products mounts on the Pearl River Delta as returns from low-end manufacturing start drying up, Alexis Hooi and Qiu Quanlin report in Guangzhou.
Tianjin to become the largest grain and cooking oil processing center
2011-08-17 17:49:19
The first stage of a grain oil production hub by the China National Cereals, Oils & Foodstuffs Corporation (COFCO) went on stream in Tianjin recently.
HSBC opens new branch in southwest China
2011-08-17 15:41:04
HSBC is reinforcing its presence in Southwest China as it opened a new branch in Kunming, the capital city of Yunnan province.
'hiPhone' now a hot commodity on Taobao
2011-08-17 14:21:01
Apple might be shocked to know some Chinese consumers are already enjoying the benefits of its latest flagship product, the iPhone 5, nearly a month before the official launch.